Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic

This report is organized into five chapters. Chapter one provides an estimate of the relative efficiency position of the Kyrgyz Republic based on its health outcomes and health expenditure. It is then analyzed to understand whether the sector is mo...

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Format: Background Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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spelling okr-10986-321042021-05-25T09:26:02Z Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic World Bank HEALTH EXPENDITURE FISCAL TRENDS DEVELOPMENT AID DEBT BURDEN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE HEALTH INSURANCE TAXATION EXCISE TAX REVENUE COLLECTION BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGETING EXPENDITURE EFFICIENCY HOSPITAL RATIONALIZATION MEDICINE PROCUREMENT PRICE REGULATION This report is organized into five chapters. Chapter one provides an estimate of the relative efficiency position of the Kyrgyz Republic based on its health outcomes and health expenditure. It is then analyzed to understand whether the sector is mostly in need of additional funding or needs to spend more effectively, or a combination of both. Chapter two derives the base fiscal space scenario: what the health sector can hope for given macroeconomic projections, expectations of external funding, and options to reprioritize health in the budget. These options do not require any specific action short of some active lobbying to drag more resources toward health over arguments that the country overall would gain by getting more. Chapter three examines potential new sources of funds through feasibly and sustainably raising new domestic revenues for health or sources of budgetary savings that will come from limiting financing responsibilities of the health sector. Reforms needed mostly involve the general government as they imply changes in taxes or benefits. 2019-07-16T19:21:33Z 2019-07-16T19:21:33Z 2019-05-21 Background Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/957571561961565357/Fiscal-Space-for-Health-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic-Background-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32104 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Europe and Central Asia Kyrgyz Republic
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topic HEALTH EXPENDITURE
FISCAL TRENDS
DEVELOPMENT AID
DEBT BURDEN
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
TAXATION
EXCISE TAX
REVENUE COLLECTION
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGETING
EXPENDITURE EFFICIENCY
HOSPITAL RATIONALIZATION
MEDICINE PROCUREMENT
PRICE REGULATION
spellingShingle HEALTH EXPENDITURE
FISCAL TRENDS
DEVELOPMENT AID
DEBT BURDEN
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
TAXATION
EXCISE TAX
REVENUE COLLECTION
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGETING
EXPENDITURE EFFICIENCY
HOSPITAL RATIONALIZATION
MEDICINE PROCUREMENT
PRICE REGULATION
World Bank
Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
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Kyrgyz Republic
description This report is organized into five chapters. Chapter one provides an estimate of the relative efficiency position of the Kyrgyz Republic based on its health outcomes and health expenditure. It is then analyzed to understand whether the sector is mostly in need of additional funding or needs to spend more effectively, or a combination of both. Chapter two derives the base fiscal space scenario: what the health sector can hope for given macroeconomic projections, expectations of external funding, and options to reprioritize health in the budget. These options do not require any specific action short of some active lobbying to drag more resources toward health over arguments that the country overall would gain by getting more. Chapter three examines potential new sources of funds through feasibly and sustainably raising new domestic revenues for health or sources of budgetary savings that will come from limiting financing responsibilities of the health sector. Reforms needed mostly involve the general government as they imply changes in taxes or benefits.
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title Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_short Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_full Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_fullStr Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_full_unstemmed Fiscal Space for Health in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_sort fiscal space for health in the kyrgyz republic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/957571561961565357/Fiscal-Space-for-Health-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic-Background-Report
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